Report claims big segments of the U.S. dairy industry are less developed and innovative than in other first world countries.

Louis Dreyfus Commodities released estimates for next yearÕs Florida orange crop at 132 million 90-pound boxes.

For years China has been a net exporter of rice but in the past three years it has become a net importer.

The EU wheat harvest will be better than expected in most of the top producing countries even after a long winter and hot summer.

Chavez nationalized large farms, redistributed land, and controlled food prices turning Venezuela into a net importer

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Merck Co. to gather information about Zilmax

ChinaÕs share of AustraliaÕs wine export earnings could increase from 13% to between 20%-28% by 2018.

BHP Billiton will invest $2.6 billion in the Jansen potash project but will develop it slower than expected.

Scottish Sea Farms, SalMar and Leroy are investing £12 million in freshwater operations and £25 million in new farming sites.

Soybean production in India will likely increase 18% year on year in 2013-14 to 13.34 million tons.

Feral swine in the U.S. are destroying crops and spreading disease as they expand their territory across the country.

ChinaÕs push to regulate and consolidate its dairy industry could mean opportunities for large domestic players.